Dream pop
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| Alternative rock | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins: | Punk rock, rock and roll |
| Cultural origins: | early 1980s, primarily UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand |
| Typical instruments: | Guitar - Bass - Drums |
| Mainstream popularity: | Limited, except grunge in the US and Indie & Britpop in the UK |
| Derivative forms: | Indie - Grunge |
| Subgenres | |
| Britpop - College rock - Dream pop - Gothic rock - Grunge - Indie - Jam band - Madchester - Shoegazing - Twee pop | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Alternative metal - Darkwave - Gothabilly - Goth metal | |
| Regional scenes | |
| Massachusetts - Washington - Illinois - Maryland | |
| Other topics | |
| Bands - History | |
Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like the Cocteau Twins began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. In the late 1980s, several varieties of dream pop emerged, primarily in Britain. These included shoegazing, space rock, Britpop and twee pop.
- Azure Ray
- Belly
- Heidi Berry
- The Boo Radleys
- Bethany Curve
- Bowery Electric
- Claire Voyant
- Cocteau Twins
- Damon & Naomi
- Dead Can Dance
- Felt
- Galaxie 500
- Lisa Germano
- Highspire
- His Name Is Alive
- Ivy
- Luna
- Lush
- Mazzy Star
- Medicine
- Mercury Rev
- Mojave 3
- Monster Movie
- Moonbabies
- Moose
- My Bloody Valentine
- No-Man
- Pale Saints
- Red House Painters
- Rex
- Ride
- Slowdive
- Spiritualized
Dream pop continues to have a cult following and influence. Recent examples of dream pop include:
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Dream Pop Resources
There are several websites dedicated to dream pop and related genres. Here are a few of them:
- Auralgasms
- Clairecords
- Blisscent Yahoo! Group
- Electro-Ambient-Dreampop Yahoo! Group
- Last.fm Dream Pop Group
- MySpace.com Dream Pop Group
| Alternative rock |
| Britpop - College rock - Dream pop - Gothic rock - Grunge - Indie rock - Jam band - Madchester - Twee |
| Bands - History |
